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provisions for income taxes and adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests and non-recurring tax items (notably the<br />

changes in deferred tax assets pursuant to Vivendi SA’s tax group and the Consolidated Global Profit Tax Systems, and the reversal<br />

of tax liabilities relating to risks extinguished over the period).<br />

(*) Items as presented in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings; (**) Items as reported by each operating segment as reported in the segment data.<br />

Cash Flow From Operations (CFFO)<br />

Vivendi considers cash flow from operations (CFFO), a non-GAAP measure, to be a relevant measure to assess the group’s operating and<br />

financial performance. The CFFO includes net cash provided by operating activities, before income tax paid, as presented in the Statement of<br />

Cash Flows, as well as dividends received from equity affiliates and unconsolidated companies. It also includes capital expenditures, net that<br />

relate to cash used for capital expenditures, net of proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets.<br />

The difference between CFFO and net cash provided by operating activities, before income tax, consists of dividends received from equity<br />

affiliates and unconsolidated companies and capital expenditures, net, which are included in net cash used for investing activities and of<br />

income tax paid, net, which are excluded from CFFO.<br />

1.2.4 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position<br />

Assets and liabilities that are expected to be realized, or intended for sale or consumption, within the entity’s normal operating cycle<br />

(generally 12 months), are recorded as current assets or liabilities. If their maturity exceeds this period, they are recorded as non-current<br />

assets or liabilities. Moreover, certain reclassifications have been made to the 2014 and 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements to conform<br />

to the presentation of the 2015 and 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements.<br />

1.3 Principles governing the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />

Pursuant to IFRS principles, notably IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement relating to measurement and disclosures, the Consolidated Financial<br />

Statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, with the exception of certain assets and liabilities detailed below.<br />

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the financial statements of Vivendi and its subsidiaries after eliminating intragroup items and<br />

transactions. Vivendi has a December 31 year-end. Subsidiaries that do not have a December 31 year-end prepare interim financial<br />

statements at that date, except when their year-end falls within the three months prior to December 31.<br />

Acquired subsidiaries are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the group as of the date of acquisition.<br />

1.3.1 Use of estimates<br />

The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in compliance with IFRS requires the group’s management to make certain estimates<br />

and assumptions that they consider reasonable and realistic. Although these estimates and assumptions are regularly reviewed by Vivendi<br />

Management, based in particular on past or anticipated achievements, facts and circumstances may lead to changes in these estimates and<br />

assumptions which could have an impact on the reported amount of group assets, liabilities, equity or earnings.<br />

The main estimates and assumptions relate to the measurement of:<br />

revenue: estimates of provisions for returns and price guarantees (please refer to Note 1.3.4);<br />

provisions: risk estimates, performed on an individual basis, noting that the occurrence of events during the course of procedures may<br />

lead to a risk reassessment at any time (please refer to Notes 1.3.8 and 16);<br />

employee benefits: assumptions are updated annually, such as the probability of employees remaining within the group until<br />

retirement, expected changes in future compensation, the discount rate and inflation rate (please refer to Notes 1.3.8 and 17);<br />

share-based compensation: assumptions are updated annually, such as the estimated term, volatility and the estimated dividend<br />

yield (please refer to Notes 1.3.10 and 18);<br />

deferred taxes: estimates concerning the recognition of deferred tax assets are updated annually with factors such as expected tax<br />

rates and future tax results of the group (please refer to Notes 1.3.9 and 6);<br />

goodwill and other intangible assets: valuation methods adopted for the identification of intangible assets acquired through business<br />

combinations (please refer to Notes 1.3.5.2);<br />

goodwill, intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and assets in progress: assumptions are updated annually relating to<br />

impairment tests performed on each of the group’s cash-generating units (CGUs), future cash flows and discount rates (please refer<br />

to Notes 1.3.5.7 and 9);<br />

UMG content assets: estimates of the future performance of beneficiaries who were granted advances are recognized in the<br />

Statement of Financial Position (please refer to Notes 1.3.5.3 and 10); and<br />

Financial Report and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 Vivendi /35

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